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Rose Anna Gibbar

April 22, 1927

Rose Anna Gibbar was born on Friday, April 22, 1927, in McBride, Perry County, Missouri. Rose was our mother, the daughter of our grandparents, James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar. She was baptized on Sunday, May 8, 1927.

Rose married James Joseph Bohnert on January 17, 1948, in St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri.

Rose died on February 23, 2000, in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri at 72 years of age. She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri.

James Henry Gibbar, Sr.

February 14, 1888

James Henry Gibbar, Sr. was born on Tuesday, February 14, 1888, in Brewer, Perry County, Missouri. James was our grandfather, the son of our great grandparents, Pius Alfred Gibbar and Mary Ambrosia Kline and the father of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

James was baptized on March 30, 1888, at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church, Perry County, Missouri. Father J.A. Foley, C.M. was the priest who performed the ceremony.

James married Mary Eleanora Belsha on September 30, 1919, in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. He died on January 28, 1962 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri at 73 years of age and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville.

Mary Eleanora "Ella" Gibbar

February 4, 1894

Mary Eleanora "Ella" Belsha was born on Sunday, November 4, 1894, in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. Ella was our grandmother, the daughter of our great grandparents, John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth Hager and the mother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert. 

Ella was baptized on November 24, 1894, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. Her sponsors were Fr. D.L. DeCeunynck and Rosa Hager. The priest was Fr. DeCeunynck, who occasionally acted as baptismal sponsor for members of the parish.

Ella married James Henry Gibbar, Sr. on September 30, 1919, in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. She died on August 12, 1974 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri at 79 years of age and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville.

Pius Alfred Gibbar

January 23, 1861

Pius Alfred Gibbar was born on January 23, 1861, in Perry County, Missouri. Pius was our great grandfather, the son of our 2x great grandparents, Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. He was the father of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Jr.

Pius married Mary Ambrosia Kline on April 12, 1884 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. After Ambrosia's death, he married Mary Clotilde Layton on November 7, 1899.

Pius died on December 20, 1919 at 58 years of age. He is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Apple Creek, Perry County, Missouri.

Mary Ambrosia Kline

November 17, 1864

Mary Ambrosia Kline was born on November 17, 1864, in Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri. Amrosia was our great grandmother, the daughter of our 2x great grandparents, James Peter Kline and Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline. She was the mother of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Jr.

Ambrosia married Pius Alfred Gibbar on April 12, 1884 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri.

Ambrosia died on February 26, 1898 at 33 years of age. Although she is most likely buried in Perry County, Missouri, the exact location of her grave is currently unknown.

John Logan Belsha

btw. Sept. 25 and Dec. 21, 1844

John Logan Belsha was born sometime between September 25 and December 21, 1844, in Perry County, Missouri. Logan was our great grandfather, the son of our 2x great grandparents, John Belsha and Harriet (nee Finch) Belsha. He was the father of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Jr.

There is some ambiguity regarding Logan's actual date of birth. Baptism records from the Church of the Assumption in Perryville state that he was born on December 21, 1844. Although the date is correct, the month is incongruous with the information on his obituary and tombstone. He has two death certificates, one with no birth date listed, saying that he lived 81 years, 8 months and 23 days, which would place his birth date on October 25, 1844. The second states that his birth date was September 25, 1844.

Logan and his sister, Sarah Caroline, were baptized in the Catholic faith at the Church of the Assumption in Perryville, Missouri on April 6, 1846. At this time Sarah was 4 and Logan was 2 years of age. At the time of their baptism, their father, John, was listed as deceased and their mother was listed as Henriet Finch (Mrs. R. Winset) indicating that their mother was still alive and had remarried by this time. Why their mother waited until their father died to have both children baptized is unknown. One possibility is that is was not her wish, but that of her new husband, Robert Winsett, that they be baptized in the Catholic faith.

Logan Belsha's obituary states that he was born on October 21, 1844, as does his ​gravestone and a comtemporary account by his daughter-in-law, Virginia Belle Belsha (wife of his son, James Lawrence Belsha).

Logan married four times. His fourth (and last) wife was Mary Elizabeth Hager whom he married on January 9, 1894 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri.

John Logan Belsha died on December 20, 1919 at 58 years of age. He is buried in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Apple Creek, Perry County, Missouri.

Mary Elizabeth Hager

September 16, 1871

Mary Elizabeth Hager was born on September 16, 1872 in Perry County, Missouri. Mary Elizabeth was our great grandmother, the daughter of our 2x great grandparents, James Ruben Hager and Teresa Ann (nee Tucker) Kline. She was the mother of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar. She was baptized on November 10, 1872 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. The sponsors were John and Mary Jane Hager.

Mary Elizabeth married John Logan Belsha on January 9, 1894 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. She was his fourth and final wife.

She died on September 15, 1928 at 55 years of age. She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri.

Henry R. Gibbar

May 21, 1832

Henry R. (Gieber) Gibbar was born on Monday, May 21, 1832, either in New Orleans, Louisiana, or in Perry County, Missouri. Henry was our 2x great grandfather, the father of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the grandfather of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr, and the great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Bohnert) Gibbar.

Henry was baptized on June 9, 1832. His father is listed as John Nicholas Gieber and his mother is listed as Anne Marie Truar (Drouard). Henry's godfather was Rosimundus Pratte and his godmother was Mary Louise de la Valle.

Henry married our 2x great grandmother, Elizabeth Ellen Burns, on January 8m 1855 in Perry County, Missouri. Henry died on Sunday, March 26, 1893, in Perry County, Missouri, at 61 years of age.

Elizabeth Ellen Burns

abt. 1836

Elizabeth Ellen Burns was born in about 1836 (based on census records) in Perry County, Missouri. Elizabeth Ellen was our 2x great grandmother, the daughter of our 3x great grandparents, William and Martha Mulvine (Taylor) Burns. She was the grandmother of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Jr.

Elizabeth Ellen married Henry R. Gibbar on January 8, 1855 in Perry County, Missouri.

Elizabeth Ellen died on October 3, 1875 at approximately 39 years of age. Although she is most likely buried in Perry County, Missouri, the exact location of her grave is currently unknown.

James Peter Kline

August 25, 1842

James Peter Kline was born on August 25, 1842, in Perry County, Missouri. James was our 2x great grandfather, the son of our 3x great grandparents, William Kline and Mary Venecia (Massé) Kline. He was the father of our great grandmother, Mary Ambrosia Kline, the grandfather of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Bohnert) Gibbar.

A search of unindexed baptismal records from the Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville did not produce any baptismal records for James Peter Kline. However, the Kline family were listed on the 1846 census for St. Marys of the Barrens parish, indicating that they were Catholic.

James married our 2x great grandmother, Catherine Tucker, on April 17, 1860 at St. Marys Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

James died in Perry County, Missouri, on Sunday, March 11, 1916. At the time of his death, he was 73 years of age.

Catherine Tucker

April 2, 1843

Catherine Tucker was born on April 2, 1843, in Perry County, Missouri. Catherine was our 2x great grandmother, the daughter of our 3x great grandparents, Peter Joseph and Mary Ann (nee Stewart) Tucker. She was the mother of our great grandmother, Mary Ambrosia Kline, the grandmother of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Bohnert) Gibbar. She was baptized into the Catholic Church on July 4, 1846 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. Her sponsors were Leander Tucker and Teresia Mattingly.

Catherine married our 2x great grandfather, James Peter Kline, on April 17, 1860 at St. Marys Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

Catherine died in Perry County, Missouri, on June 19, 1870. At the time of her death, she was 27 years of age.

John Belsha

1816

John Belsha was born about 1816 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. James was our 2x great grandfather, the son of our 3x great grandparents, Jeremiah and Hester (McCasland) Belsha. He was the father of our great grandfather, John Logan Belsha, the grandfather of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Bohnert) Gibbar.

John married our 2x great grandmother, Harriet (nee Finch) Kinnison on August 17, 1841 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. They were joined in marriage by A. Hogard, Minister of the Gospel in the Baptist Church.

John died in Perry County, Missouri, In approximately 1845. At the time of his death, he was about 29 years of age.

Harriett Finch

btw. 1801 - 1810

Harriet Finch was born between 1801 and 1810 based on the 1830 Federal Census for Perry County. It is not currently clear where she was originally from, but 

Based on census, marriage, and baptism records, Harriet died sometime between April 1, 1846 (the baptism of her two children) and August 1, 1846 (the remarriage of her second husband, Robert Wimsatt to Drucilla Phillips). Although she most likely is buried in Perry County, the location of her grave is not currently known.

cen 1816 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. James was our 2x great grandfather, the son of our 3x great grandparents, Jeremiah and Hester (McCasland) Belsha. He was the father of our great grandfather, John Logan Belsha, the grandfather of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Bohnert) Gibbar.

John married our 2x great grandmother, Harriet (nee Finch) Kinnison on August 17, 1841 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. They were joined in marriage by A. Hogard, Minister of the Gospel in the Baptist Church.

John died in Perry County, Missouri, In approximately 1845. At the time of his death, he was about 29 years of age.

James Ruben Hager

January 27, 1846

Teresa Ann Tucker

March 13, 1846

Jean Nicholas Gieber

October 2, 1799

Jean Nicholas Gieber was born on Wednesday, October 2, 1799 in Schorbach, France. Jean Nicholas was our 3x great grandfather, the father of our 2x great grandfather, Henry R. Gibbar, Sr., the grandfather of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the great grandfather of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the 2x great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert. 

The birth document names "Moritz Giber, age 28, a day laborer, and Barbra Wagner, age 22, housewife." Witnesses were Antoni Obringer, a farmer, and Peter Beckrich, a linen weaver.

Jean Nicholas Gieber married our 3x great grandmother, Anna Marie Drouard, on November 21, 1826 in the town hall in Schorbach, France. He died in 1851, in Perry County, Missouri, at approximately 51 years of age.

Anne Marie Drouard

Anna Marie Drouard was born on Friday, January 14, 1803, in Schorbach, France. Anna Marie was our 3x great grandmother, the mother of our 2x great grandfather, Henry R. Gibbar, Sr., the grandmother of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the great grandmother of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the 2x great grandmother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert. 

Anna Marie Drouard married our 3x great grandfather, Jean-Nicholas Gieber, on November 21, 1826 in the town hall in Schorbach, France. She died on September 7, 1834, in Perry County, Missouri, at 31 years of age.